OSF Birthing Center Still Set for Sept 1 Reopening; Contract Established to Help Ensure Staffing

The Friday, July 14th STEPUP meeting at Second Church of Christ in Danville focused heavily on healthcare, especially for women and early childcare.  One of the speakers was OSF Sacred Heart president Ned Hill.  He stated that, yes, September 1st remains the targeted reopening date for their birthing center.  In addition, when the birthing center closed last October, it was because their providers had left.  So after doing some research and considering options, Hill says OSF Sacred Heart has entered into a contract to make sure that the birthing center will always be staffed with doctors and be ready to go.

OSF Sacred Heart president Ned Hill speaks during Friday, July 14th STEPUP meeting at Second Church of Christ in Danville.

AUDIO: We’ve got a contract for service that we’ve brought in to staff the OB unit.  And so, they’re required to provide service coverage for the department.  So if there happens to be one provider that leaves, they would bring in a replacement provider.  They’re called OBHG, so it’s a national company that provides physicians to hospitals for labor delivery services.

OBHG, Ob Hospitalist Group, is active in 38 states; and based in Greenville, South Carolina.

Meanwhile, Danville mayor Rickey Williams, Jr also spoke at Friday’s STEPUP meeting.  He wanted to make sure everyone was aware that at 1000 East Voorhees, Illinois Family Planning Centers is now operating the Danville Family Planning Center at a previous bank location.

Danville’s Mayor Rickey Williams, Jr speaks at STEPUP meeting about the new Danville Family Planning Center location, in the old First Midwest Bank location at 1000 E Voorhees, on the southeast corner of  Voorhees and Dakota.  (The entrance faces Dakota.)

AUDIO: They’re going to be providing a host of services; including but not limited to birth control consultations, contraceptive care, pelvic and breast exams, pap smears, pregnancy testing, STD screenings, HIV screening and prevention counseling.  They’re going to provide a wide variety of services to women, families, and men in our community.

The Danville Family Planning Center is in the old First Midwest Bank location, on the southeast corner of Voorhees and Dakota, with the entrance facing Dakota.

Also speaking at the Friday, July 14th STEPUP meeting were representatives from the Women’s Care Clinic, and Birth to Five Illinois.